[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
     Am     G            F          E
Some people say a man is made outta mud
  Am         G          F          E
A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood
Am         C         Dm       F
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
  Am                     E           Am
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

[Chorus]
     Am               G     F       E
     You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
     Am          G         F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
     Am                  C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
       Am                 E       Am
     I owe my soul to the company sto'

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[Verse 2]
      Am       G                F          E
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
  Am           G            F             E
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
         Am      C              Dm   F
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
        Am                      E        Am
And the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul

[Chorus]
              Am      G     F       E
     You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
      Am         G         F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
           Am            C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
       Am                 E       Am
     I owe my soul to the company sto'

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[Verse 3]
      Am       G               F         E
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Am           G           F         E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
      Am            C                 Dm         F
I was raised in the cane brake by an' ol' mama lion
          Am                      E        Am
Cain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line

[Chorus]
              Am      G     F       E
     You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
      Am         G         F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
           Am            C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
       Am                 E       Am
     I owe my soul to the company sto'

[Verse 4]
      Am     G      F            E
If ya see me comin' better step aside
  Am        G         F          E
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
Am          C         Dm       F
One fist of iron, the other of steel
       Am                              E        Am
If the right one don' get you then the left one will

[Chorus]
              Am      G     F       E
     You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
      Am         G         F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
           Am            C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
       Am                 E       Am
     I owe my soul to the company sto'

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